You're invited to Horizon Honors' third Relay for Life! Relay for Life is an event by the American Cancer Society that raises money for all areas of cancer research, government advocacy, and programs for those currently battling the disease, such as rides to chemo and overnight stays for treatment away from home. The event honors and remembers all those who have been impacted by this disease, and fights back against it! Our event is on March 9th, 2018 from 5pm-midnight, and we need your help now to kick off our fundraising so we can hit our goal of $25,000 raised by that date!How you can get involved:1. Go to our website: www.relayforlife.org/horizonhonorsaz2. Sign up on a current team or create a new one with your friends, family, clubs, etc for our event (note: there is a $15 registration fee payable online by credit or debit card for each person)All students (18 and under) MUST FILL OUT A Youth Waiver (avaliable for printing on the website) and have a team chaperone (there is also a form for that on the website)These forms must be turned it to the front office before the event or you will not be allowed to enter into the event!3. There is a 9pm cutoff time for all students 8th grade and younger, or those in high school or adults who have not raised enough money. In order for high school students and adults to stay past midnight, you must raise $25 or more dollars!4. Start raising money! It is very easy to send emails to friends, family, or anyone you know through the dashboard once you sign up for the event, or host your own fundraisers!If you can't make it to the event, the Event Leadership Team is looking for donations of gift cards from Costco, Fry's, or Target to purchase supplies for the event, which can be brought to the front office, or a monetary donation can be made to the event, a specific team, or a participating student through the website!Thank you so much for your support!

Throughout the month of November, Horizon Honors Secondary School will be participating in Collect for Cures, a national campaign to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). We are joining over 27,000 schools across the nation to make a difference and raise as much money as we can to help find a cure for blood cancer!

Each 3rd block class will have a Collect for Cures box and will compete to raise the most money through the month of November. You can get involved by putting money, your spare change, directly in the box in your classroom or donate by participating in one of our fundraisers throughout the month. Horizon Honors also has its own online giving page that students, parents and faculty can share with friends and family: http://events.lls.org/pages/az/Horizon-Honors-School-2018

At the end of the month, the top fundraising 3rd block class will receive lunch catered by Olive Garden. The competition runs from November 1st through November 30th.

Thank you in advance for helping LLS to create a world without blood cancers! For more information on the Collect for Cures program, please visit http://www.studentseries.org/

GUEST SPEAKERS NEEDED - SHARE YOUR PROFESSIONCareer Exploration Month for middle school is coming up in February, and we are looking for guest speakers who would like to come talk about their careers. What better place to start than right here at home? If you or someone you know would be willing to speak to our wonderful middle school students about your career (past or present), please let us know!

The presentations will occur during the students' lunchtime on various days in February. Guest speakers should plan to arrive to the Secondary Office by 10:45 a.m. on the day they're scheduled. (Lunch is from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.) Guest speaker presentations should be about 10-15 minutes in length and include what the career is about, why it was chosen, the education needed to pursue the career, personality traits that make it a good career for you, anything else you feel the students need to know, etc. The rest of the time (5-10 minutes) will be for student questions.

After polling the students, we are looking for people who can talk about the following areas:

Please respond by emailing Mrs. Wallace at heather.wallace@horizonclc.org with the following information: your name, your contact phone number and e-mail, the specific career you would like to speak about, and any scheduling restrictions for the month of February. If we get more than one response for a particular career, we will hold a lottery. Once a schedule has been made, Mrs. Wallace will reach out to you to let you know your scheduled day and any other information you need.

DECEMBERAT A GLANCEDecember 1MS Spirit DayBand Council meets during lunch in Band RoomMS Travel Club for Spring Break Florida meets during lunch in room 107NJHS Leadership meets during lunch in room 204MS Baking Club meets 2:30 to 3:45 in room 216Radio Club meets 2:30 to 3:15 in room 202Lunch Orders Due

December 4Fiber Arts Club meets during lunch in room 104Origami Club meets 2:30 to 3:30 in room 206

December 6NJHS meets during lunch in room 204Harry Potter Club meets 2:30 to 3:30 in room 102MS Gamers Club meets 2:40 to 3:40 in room 107